How to train as an ageing athlete? Do we have to change our training schedule? The answer is yes. Here is how.

Let’s do some training talk. Why is it so important to rest? Shouldn’t you just run and run? Well no. Let me explain.

15 km's of running is nothing these days, but I guess my legs are still tired from my ultra run in Sussex 1,5 week ago.

Out for a run. I’m hot, overdressed. I’m cold, under-dressed. Pfff, I’m getting soaked, feels like 4 seasons in 1 day.

Last day of rest. Tomorrow I’m allowed to run again. Not sure how far I will go, I have to make a new training schedule.

9 days before my race. I’m tapering. Why? Because it improves running performance. But what is it and how to do it?

So, it’s going to happen. Coming Monday, January 30, I’ll be at the physiotherapist, having my shoulder checked.

I don’t think running a marathon, 10 days from now, is going to be wise. Redesigning my trainingschedule.

The plan was to do a little recovery run, but not a very short one. The reason we did; my left knee is not happy.

I want to run in a way that I can keep on running; injury free. So let’s look at the biggest lessons I've learned.